text_original: Thus he had cleared the way for an expeditioD to Italy, where he longed to claim for France the Duchy of Milan, that had been won and lost by Louis Xn. In July he set out contentedly, knowing that Henry was powerless to interfere.
text_transcription: THUS HE HAD CLEARED THE WAY FOR AN EXPEDITION TO ITALY WHERE HE LONGED TO CLAIM FOR FRANCE THE DUCHY OF MILAN THAT HAD BEEN WON AND LOST BY LOUIS THE TWELFTH IN JULY HE SET OUT CONTENTEDLY KNOWING THAT HENRY WAS POWERLESS TO INTERFERE
phonemes: ðˈʌs hiː hæd klˈɪɹd ðə wˈeɪ fɚɹən ˌɛkspədˈɪɾɪˌoʊ dˈiː tʊ ˈɪɾəli, wˌɛɹ hiː lˈɔŋd tə klˈeɪm fɔːɹ fɹˈæns ðə dˈʌtʃi ʌv mɪlˈæn, ðæt hɐdbɪn wˈʌn ænd lˈɔst baɪ lˈuːi ˌɛksˈɛn. ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ hiː sˈɛt ˈaʊt kəntˈɛntᵻdli, nˈoʊɪŋ ðæt hˈɛnɹi wʌz pˈaʊɚləs tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ.